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Cat. 4 Hurricane Matthew approaches Haiti

Mike Wankum looks at where the computer models expect the storm to head over the next week.

Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Oct 2, 2016

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Cat. 4 Hurricane Matthew approaches Haiti

Mike Wankum looks at where the computer models expect the storm to head over the next week.

Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Oct 2, 2016

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Cat. 4 Hurricane Matthew approaches Haiti

Mike Wankum looks at where the computer models expect the storm to head over the next week.

Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Oct 2, 2016

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WEBVTT HEARING ABOUT DAMAGE IN THAT AREA. YOU SEE THE CENTER OF IT. THIS IS VERY WELL-DEFINED. A CATEGORY FOUR STORM. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ABOUT 100 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS DRIFTING ACROSS THE WEST. IT SHOULD BEGIN A NORTHERLY CURRENT. HERE IS THE TIMELINE. A CATEGORY FOUR STORM WITH 130 MILE PER HOUR WINS CUTTING ACROSS HAITI AND CUBA. THIS IS WHY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAVY RAIN. WE COULD SEE OF TO FOUR FEET OF RAIN FALLING. IN ADDITION, VERY STRONG WINDS. WHERE DOES IT GO AFTER THAT? IT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE BAHAMAS. THIS IS A CATEGORY STORM. FRIDAY, IT IS JUST OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA. THAT PUTS IT IN A POSITION WHERE WE WANT TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE BRING ALL OF THE COMPUTER MODELS TOGETHER AND SAY, OK, TRACK WHERE IT IS GOING TO GO. YOU SEE CONSISTENCY. WE HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. AFTER THAT THE COMPUTER MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE. WE CALL IT A SPAGHETTI PLOT. SOMETIMES THEY GO ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A PLATE OF SPAGHETTI. HERE IS THE TRENDS. IT IS PUSHING OFFSHORE LITTLE BIT. IT'S A LONG WAY OUT THERE. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. IT IS OFFSHORE AT THIS POINT. THE COMPUTER MODELS LEAN THAT DIRECT HIM. NOT GUARANTEE, BUT LEAN THAT WAY.